Buckner v. Lew, et al

Filing 70

ORDER dismissing as moot 49 Motion to Compel and Motion for Sanctions; 55 Motion to Compel; and 60 Motion for Protective Order - The court hereby ORDERS that the government shall have until October 15, 2014, to produce, pursuant to the parties agreement at the Rule 16 conference, the remaining documents and a privilege log listing any responsive documents not produced. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Swank on 09/24/2014. (Baker, C.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
No. 5:13-CV-199-FL

NANNETTE F. BUCKNER,
Plaintiff,
v.
JACOB LEW, Secretary,
Department of the Treasury,
Defendant.

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ORDER

This matter is before the court on Plaintiff’s motion to compel and for sanctions
[DE #49], Plaintiff’s renewed motion to compel [DE #55], and Defendant’s motion for a
protective order [DE #60]. A Rule 16 Pretrial Conference was held on September 9, 2014, and
the parties reached an agreement regarding Plaintiff’s discovery requests, with Defendant
agreeing to provide additional discovery in this matter. On September 9, 2014, an order was
entered memorializing the parties’ agreement and requiring the government to file, as soon as
practicable, a notice informing the court of the time anticipated for production of the information
agreed upon by the parties. The undersigned further recommended that the motions presently
before the court be dismissed as moot. On September 19, 2014, the government filed its notice
informing the court that it has since produced certain discovery agreed upon by the parties and
anticipates completing its document review by September 30, 2014.
The government having filed its notice pursuant to the September 9, 2014, order and the
discovery motions having since been referred to the undersigned for disposition by United States
District Judge Louise W. Flanagan, the court hereby ORDERS that the government shall have
until October 15, 2014, to produce, pursuant to the parties’ agreement at the Rule 16 conference,

the remaining documents and a privilege log listing any responsive documents not produced. In
light of the agreement reached by the parties at the Rule 16 conference, Plaintiff’s motion to
compel and for sanctions [DE #49], Plaintiff’s renewed motion to compel [DE #55], and
Defendant’s motion for a protective order [DE #60] are hereby DISMISSED as moot.
This 24th day of September 2014.

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KIMBERLY A. SWANK
United States Magistrate Judge

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